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Gmina Rudka is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.
Geography Gmina Rudka is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: Bielska Plain).
The gmina covers an area of .
Location It is located approximately: north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship west of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County
Climate The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds .
Rivers Two rivers pass through the Gmina: The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River The Siennica River, a tributary of the Nurzec River
Demographics Detailed data as of 31 December 2007: Total Women MenUnit Number % Number % Number %Population 2,170 100 1,058 48.8 1,112 51.2Population Density(persons/km²) 30.9 15.1 15.8
Municipal government
Its seat is the village of Rudka.
Executive branch The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).
Legislative branch The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada) comprising the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.
Villages The following villages are contained within the gmina:
Józefin, Karp, Koce Borowe, Niemyje-Jarnąty, Niemyje-Skłody, Niemyje-Ząbki, Nowe Niemyje, Rudka, Stare Niemyje.
Neighbouring political subdivisions Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk and by the Gminy of Brańsk, Ciechanowiec, Grodzisk and Klukowo.
Transport
Roads and highways A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka:
Voivodeship Road 681 - Roszki-Wodźki - Łapy - Brańsk - Rudka - Ciechanowiec
Local attractions Ossoliński Palace - eighteenth century baroque architecture. Built in 1763, rebuilt in the years 1913-1914, the so-called 'New palace " of about 1930. Orangery brick from the second half of the eighteenth century, brick and wood buildings and czworaki from the nineteenth and twentieth in, park, 1763;
Nearby attractions Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - northeast
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